Are we talking about how good the players are now, or when they left? Because assuming it is the former, I am not convinced Fletcher at present is a better player than Cleverley.
What is the best XI of ex-United players still playing
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To be fair I don't think Pogba would find it easy in Premier League and Cleverley and Brady might actually be better players than him. You need to remember that the difference between Premier League and other European leagues is as big as the difference between NBA and the rest of basketball competitions.
Not really. Not the top 6 or 7 leagues anyway.
Pogba is a world class CM, unless you're somehow suggesting that being world class in other leagues is equivalent to the likes of Brady,Cleverley in the PL etc.
He's not saying that. He's saying that being world class in other leagues isn't as good as being average in EPL.
And he's obviously right.
I wanted to change the OP given the travesty it is, but then it's too funny to edit and falsify history. Brady is quite obviously a brilliant player and can be shoehorned into midfield because Fletch is over the hill and SAF was right about Pogba. Likewise, Pique is a bit part player and Ronaldo has caught the Rooney-decline.
If our team today were to compete against the best ex United 11 currently, I think we'd get beat.
If our team today were to compete against the best ex United 11 currently, I think we'd get beat.
What an asinine thing to say in that case. Seeing as 'World Class' is generally used to denote a player widely compared to his peers on an international scale.
A World Class player in Italy,Spain,England,Germany,Brazil,North Korea, Morocco etc is not suddenly going to be worse than Brady or Cleverley because of a change of scenery.
Howard
Rafael - Pique - Evans - Evra
Pogba - Fletcher
Ronaldo - Kagawa - Di maria
Tevez
Rafael - Pique - Evans - Evra
Pogba - Fletcher
Ronaldo - Kagawa - Di maria
Tevez
-------------Howard------------
Rafael----Pique--Vidic----Evra
--------Pogba---Fletcher------
Ronaldo----Di Maria------Nani
-------------Tevez--------------
Rafael----Pique--Vidic----Evra
--------Pogba---Fletcher------
Ronaldo----Di Maria------Nani
-------------Tevez--------------
You need to read some of our other posts in that matter.
Where can i find them?
Ask Balu.
Howard
Rafael Pique Evans Evra
Fletcher Pogba Kagawa
Di Maria Ronaldo
Tevez
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Van Persie
Nani Welbeck
Tosic Cleverley Gibson
Brady Shawcross M.Keane Cathcart
Zieler
Rafael Pique Evans Evra
Fletcher Pogba Kagawa
Di Maria Ronaldo
Tevez
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Van Persie
Nani Welbeck
Tosic Cleverley Gibson
Brady Shawcross M.Keane Cathcart
Zieler
PIG
Danny The Simpsons - Evans - Pique - Cathcart
Liam Miller - Magnus Wolff Eikrem - Mads Møller Dæhli - Dimitri Berbatov
Joshua King - Ronaldo
Danny The Simpsons - Evans - Pique - Cathcart
Liam Miller - Magnus Wolff Eikrem - Mads Møller Dæhli - Dimitri Berbatov
Joshua King - Ronaldo
Speaking of Nani, just throwing this out there, but his belter against Chelsea in 2011 is probably the most underrated United goal of all time.
Zieler
Rafael, Pique, Shawcross, Evra
Fletcher, Pogba
Nani, Di Maria, Ronaldo
Tevez
Rafael, Pique, Shawcross, Evra
Fletcher, Pogba
Nani, Di Maria, Ronaldo
Tevez
I kind of agree with them though, Pogba couldn't break into the side when we had no midfielders, he's gone to by far the best team in an easy league and he's been shown to be better than he is, I believe Fergie will be proven right once he moves to another league. Cleverley is used to the pace in the PL and at times looked one of the best midfielders in the league for us.
Howard
Rafael
Pique
Shawcross
Evra
Di Maria
Pogba
Cleverley
Nani
Ronaldo
van Persie
Rafael
Pique
Shawcross
Evra
Di Maria
Pogba
Cleverley
Nani
Ronaldo
van Persie
Have people forgotten Vidic?
-----------------Howard-----------
Rafael-----Pique----Vidic-----Evra
----------Fletcher----Pogba-------
---------------Kagawa-------------
Di Maria-------RVP-------Ronaldo
We'd win the League with that team.
-----------------Howard-----------
Rafael-----Pique----Vidic-----Evra
----------Fletcher----Pogba-------
---------------Kagawa-------------
Di Maria-------RVP-------Ronaldo
We'd win the League with that team.
No Tevez?
Between RVP and Tevez, I'd go with RVP.
I don't think people have forgotten Vidic. It's just that he's garbage now.
The amount of posts it took for people to realise that Pogba, Pique, Tevez and Ronaldo would all make the team 
Yes. But that was 4 years ago, and he was only 18.
Fergie's decision to not play Pogba, had little to do with lack of ability, and a lot to do with his age. Besides, Pogba has since gone on to elevate his game even further, and put in world class performances -something you have never, and will never say about Cleverley or Brady ( not to take anything away from their decent performances).
I think your argument fits Memphis' situation more, as he was the best player in a weaker league - but not World Class, hence his struggles.
If this is based on how good they were in their primes, then I have to replace Evans with Vidic.
Howard
Rafael
Pique
Vidic
Evra
Pogba
Fletcher
Ronaldo
AdM
Tevez
RVP
Howard
Rafael
Pique
Vidic
Evra
Pogba
Fletcher
Ronaldo
AdM
Tevez
RVP
Oh Roman you are sweet.
Oh Roman you are sweet.
Lol, what?
How's Rossi these days?
Howard
De Laet...Evans...Pique...Evra
Fletcher....Pogba
Welbeck...Ronaldo.....Di Maria
Tevez
De Laet...Evans...Pique...Evra
Fletcher....Pogba
Welbeck...Ronaldo.....Di Maria
Tevez
scholes in for fletcher. don't care if he's only playing friendlies.
That team would be pretty damn good now.
Its scary thought when a team of our ex players could probably beat our current squad.
Or Gibson. Fletcher is shot.
Howard
Raf Pique Vidic Evra
Pogba Cleverley
G.Rossi
Ronaldo Tevez Nani
Raf Pique Vidic Evra
Pogba Cleverley
G.Rossi
Ronaldo Tevez Nani
Persie
No rvp??? Seriously??? Diouf over rvp?
I'm alright thanks
Last I checked Bebe assisted a goal against barca.